Clip for writing tools



Apri 29, 19.30.

c. F. DOE BLER I CLIP FOR WRITING TOOLS Filed Sept. 22, 1922 niodifiedforms of members.-

- my" lip a a d there -1 I Patented Apr. 29,1930

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I 01.11 FOR wiz-r'rmd TOOLS mmen e sep embei 22,1922. serial 539.754.

This inyention relate sto of-manu' A s'hee'tYof material, preferably resilient if factoring and toj clips sdmanufactured {for detachably'securing writing tools to. the edge of a pocket or otlierpartof'a garment, and

V gs'has' for some of its objects'}to; proyide clips which are neat, simple',eific 1 ent 1n themgnp-y pingaction, of longlife, and whi'cli' may be manufactured, and asser'nloled at a relatively 19 Q P Referring to the trate' What I nowfconsider apre e r a forrn of the invention -Fig. 1 is an elevation, partly in section, form of aipart'of a ritingtool with one Fig. '2 is an elevation looking in the direc? Q. .f.t e.a i0W -Ain Fig-.11.),

, the-members 'shown'inliig's; 1 "andfQiatQan IFi'gQA-isa View similar m Fig}. 8 blut illiis ting'a different memb r; a

Figs. 5 and 6 are views similartto Figs; 3 I

and4 respectively but illustrating slightly 7'isa section'onthe line 7-7 of Figs. 5 ands. v (While myc'lip may be readily applied to fpens, pencils or other writing tools, for-the purpose of thevpresentdisclosure I shall asflsume 'thatitfis-to be applied to a magazine pencil'ofQth'e general,t y@ pe illustrated in my 'c'op'ending, .applications, 1 Ser. Nose 451,467; 452,4 r5;, 456,587;Await; "481,4 6, and 590,598.

I In Figs; I-and'QI haveshown a penc'ilhaying a barrel or. casing l0 'which mayform the outer casing of the pencil or may besurroundedby/ an outercasingl'lg The clip comcasing lO, andbadapted to engage and grip the 'edgeof a'pooket,zor. otherportion of a garment, between .saidtongne and the body portion of the .pencil. ;A leaf spring 12 relat'ively fixed with respectto-the tongue 13 .at

the li i e-f' llew l; 1 f v prises a tongue 13, secured to thebar rel or BENJAMIN FRANK, or I metal-such as nick'el-silver,, is stamped or I V punched out in the shape shownin Fig.3,

new it will bei 'seen that -a"flatclo"sed loop jniemberI .14 isprovided, this loop member having an integral tongue 13. The central ,opening 15 of the; loop is shaped to conform with the cross-section of the pencil portion to which the clip is.to be attached. The

barrel 10, shown in Figs; 1 andQ'iscyline I seinble'dPOsition. Obviously other forms of,

attaching means between the clip and pencil l may be resorted to. :The member 14 shown with a notch 16"- for a purpose hereinafter appearing. The "free end ofthe 'tong'iieflll is preferablydished'as indicated'in Fig's. l and 2 so asto'pre's'eiit a'convex surface toward the pencil for-"engaging thefg'arm'ent'. VTli-e tongue 13 isbent in a general downward..di- 'rection with respect tothe 'loop l and is preferably curved to the shapeillnstrated in Figs. 1,2 and 3.

The leaf spring 12 is shown integrally secured to a fiat closed loop member 14* having .an opening 15. The inanufa'ctureand design of the structure'shof'vvn in Fig. 4 is substantiallyv the same-as that shown in Fig. .3, except that the leaf 12 is shown slightly shorter than thetongue l3- and is not dished at its free end, and exceptfurther that the member 14 is provided with a struck-up luglti instead of a notch 16. The'membei' M and its leaf 12 are constructed of resilient'sheet material, preferably resilient metal, such as The niemberl isthen forced or driyen down overthe casing 10 in such positiont'hat the 'h 'glli Will-enterthe'notch 16Iand' so thatithe parts 14, 14 and 12, 13 will engage each other leaf 12 constitute laminae to form alaminated the clip is to-be applied,-is polygonal, the

cantilever spring tongue. The lamina 12. is. relatively slidable withrespect to the lam na v 13 except at the upper ends ofthe same. A

strong durable spring tongue is thereby provided which will efiectively engage and grip the pocket, or other portion of a garment,

between said tongue and the body of the pencil. j I

' The clip is susceptible to modification in various respects without departing from the scope of the invention asdefined in the following claims. For example, if the cross-see tion'of that portion of thepencil, at. which openings 15 anew would be correspondingly shap'edl In thiscase the notch 16 and lug 16 may be omitted. Thus in Figs. 5.2LI1Cl6I have shown the design of the parts when adapted to be applied to a pencil whose cross section is hexagonal at the attaching portion. Preferably the tongue 13 is transversely conv caved as shown in Fig. 7 tostifienthe same,

the convex portion orbridge lying toward the tool 11 when the parts are assembled. It will also be noted that the leaf or tongue 12 lies in the groove or concavity of the tongue 13 (seeFig. 7) Obviously the feature shown in Fig. 7 may be embodied in either or both of the forms of clips illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4 or5and6.

What I, claim is:

1. The combination with a tubular body, of aclip comprising a tongue and a reinforcing member in" engagement therewith, one end of said reinforcing member being secured to said tubular body and the other end being free toslide on said tongue, and means encircling said tubular body for securing said'tongue thereto.

2. Thecombinationwith a tubular body, of a-clip' comprising a resilient tongue and I a reinforcing member in slidable engage- V ment therewith, means for securing said c a: tongue to said tubular body, and means encirclingsaid tubular bodyfor securing said reinforc ng member thereto. l

3. A garment-grlppmg clip for writing tools comprising in combination, a flat closed loop member through which the tool is adapted to extend, and a garmentrengaging tong pr je ting from one side of said mamher and bent downwardly with respect thereto. r

4. A garment-gripping clip for writing tools comprising in combination, a flat closed loop member through which the tool is adapted to extend, a garment-engaging tongue projecting from one side of said memher and bent downwardly with respect there- 'to, a second flat closed loop member adapted to superimpose upon said first named'memher and throughwhich the tool is adapted to extend, a leaf spring portion projecting from oneside of said second member and bent downwardly with respect thereto to engage said tongue substantially throughout the length of the latter. 1 7

'5. The v,inventiondefined in claim 4 in which one of the loop members is provided witha' lug which extends into a notch in the other'loop member to prevent relative rotation of said-members.

6. The invention defined in claim 5 in which means are provided. for preventing relative rotation of the two loop members. 7. The invention defined inclaim ,5 in

which means are provided for preventing relative lateral motion of the tongue and the leaf spring.

8. The invention defined in claim 5 in which the tongue and the leaf spring project tangentially to, the planes of the respective loops. f 1

9. The combination with a tubular body of a clip comprising atongue and a resilient reinforcing member 7 in slidable engagement therewith, means encircling said tubular.

body for securing said tongue thereto, and independent means encircling said tubular body forsecuring said reinforcing member thereto.

10. The combination with a tubularbody, of a clip comprising a tongue and a, reinforcing member in resilient engagement therewith, means encircling said tubular body for securing said clip thereto, and means for preventing relative lateral motion of said tongue and said reinforcing member. u .11. The combination'witha tubular body, ofa'clip comprising a tongue and a reinforcing member in resilient engagement therewith, means encircling said tubular body for securingsaid tongue'thereto, other means encircling said tubular body for se curing said reinforcing member thereto, and means for preventing relative rotation'of saidtwo encircling means. i l

12. A clip comprising a fiat loop adapted to be fitted unto a tubular body, and a tongue integral with said loop projecting therefrom tangentiallyto the plane thereof and bent downwardly with respect thereto.

1 13. A clip comprising a flat loop adapted to be fitted untoa' tubular body,'a tongueinforcing member in resilient engagement with said tongue.

, 14. A clip comprising two superimposed flat loops adapted to be fitted unto a tubular body, a tongue projecting from each loop tangentially to the plane thereof and bent downwardly with respect thereto, said two I tongues being also superimposed, and means for preventing relat ve lateral motlon of said tongues.

15. A clip comprising a fiat loop adapted to be fitted unto a tubular body, a tongue in tegral with said loop projecting therefrom tangentially to the plane thereofiand a corrugation in said tongue substantially the entire length thereof, the convex side of said corrugation being towards said loop.

16. A clip comprising two superimposed fiat loops adapted to be fittedunto a tubular body, a tongue for each 'loopintegral therewithprojecting therefrom tangentially to the plane thereof and bent downwardly with respect thereto, and a corrugation in one'of 7 said-tongues substantially the entire length thereof, the other tongue being disposed or within said corrugation.

In testimony Whereo'fI hereto aln'x my sig- 7 1 nature. 7

' 7 CHARLES F. DOEBLER. 

